BAIRDS PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC348331 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-09

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

£-74.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

49 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £74,499

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£74k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£1

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£-74.5k	£-74.3k
Current assets	£1	£1
Net assets	£-74.5k	£-74.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-11-18
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2025-05-28
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accounts · AA
2024-06-17
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accounts · AA
2023-05-24
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accounts · AA
2022-06-09
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accounts · AA
2021-06-01
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accounts · AA
2020-08-21
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accounts · AA
2020-01-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-01-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-10-10
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officers · CH01
2019-10-10
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officers · CH01
2019-08-07
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accounts · AA
2019-01-24
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address · AD01
2018-09-04
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gazette · DISS40
2018-09-03
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accounts · AA
2018-08-28
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gazette · GAZ1
2009-12-03
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GALASHAN, Elizabeth Lohoar appointed
secretary
2009-12-03
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WHEELER, Martyn Gary resigned
secretary
2008-09-09
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Company incorporated
As BAIRDS PROPERTIES LIMITED
2008-09-09
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BAIRD, Duncan Barrie appointed
director
2008-09-09
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BAIRD, Eric appointed
director
2008-09-09
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BAIRD, Malcolm appointed
director
2008-09-09
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BAIRD, Sandra Gourlay appointed
director
2008-09-09
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WHEELER, Martyn Gary appointed
secretary
2008-09-09
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CHETTLEBURGH'S SECRETARIAL LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-09-09
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CHETTLEBURGH'S SECRETARIAL LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

88/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BAIRD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Eric Baird Individual · British · DOB 03/1951 · age 75	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/09/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Eric Bairdceased 01/09/2016· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-09-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

1 Slaughterhouse Road,

Creeside Industrial Estate

Newton Stewart

DG8 6JY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-23

Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

GALASHAN, Elizabeth Lohoar→

secretary · appointed 2009-12-03

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Active

BAIRD, Duncan Barrie→

director · ~52y · appointed 2008-09-09

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Active

BAIRD, Eric→

director · ~75y · appointed 2008-09-09

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Active

BAIRD, Malcolm→

director · ~48y · appointed 2008-09-09

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Active

BAIRD, Sandra Gourlay→

director · ~75y · appointed 2008-09-09

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Active

WHEELER, Martyn Gary→

secretary · appointed 2008-09-09 · resigned 2009-12-03

Resigned

CHETTLEBURGH'S SECRETARIAL LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-09-09 · resigned 2008-09-09

Resigned

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